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• Telescope Buyers Guide – Do You Really Need A Telescope?

  Often we will think that to get into astronomy, you need a telescope. However, this is not true; you also don’t need a telescope to get the most out of astronomy. Though a telescope is great, there is a lot you can do without a telescope. In this article, you will discover how you can [...]

• Invincible Summer (v. 2)

  For years, Nicole J Georges has recorded her thoughts and adventures in beautifully illustrated journal entries and published them in her zine Invincible Summer. Now, the first 8 issues of this beloved publication (including many, new, rare and out of print pages) are collected in one book. Overflowing with personality and wit, drama and art, [...]

• Fundamentals of Astrodynamics

  Teaching text developed by U.S. Air Force Academy and designed as a first course emphasizes the universal variable formulation. Develops the basic two-body and n-body equations of motion; orbit determination; classical orbital elements, coordinate transformations; differential correction; more. Includes specialized applications to lunar and interplanetary flight, example problems, exercises. 1971 edition. Related posts Astronomy for [...]

• The Sun

  Awe-inspiring and familiar, comforting yet sometimes frightening, the sun is the center around which all life revolves. Now, an expert on solar images teams up with a noted science writer to present a photographic book devoted entirely to the sun, illustrating the star we know and revealing recent discoveries. Dramatic images from photographers, observatories, and [...]

• Wandering Stars: About Planets And Exo-planets, An Introductory Notebook

  The space vehicle spectaculars of recent years have been revealing the full scope and beauty of our own solar system but have also shown that a growing number of other stars too have planetary bodies orbiting around them. The study of these systems is just beginning. It seems that our galaxy contains untold numbers of [...]